News: France

We have started to collect the most important news related to France in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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France: news

Senegal rebel leader priest dies

Monday, January 15th 2007, 12:02
related countries: Senegal
related places: Paris

Father Augustin Diamacoune Senghor, leader of Senegal's separatist rebels dies in a Paris hospital, aged 78.
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Sarkozy nod for presidential run

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 15:02

France's governing UMP party elects Nicolas Sarkozy to run for president, but less convincingly than expected.
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French right look to 'Emperor Nicolas'

Sunday, January 14th 2007, 13:21

France's ruling party has elected its candidate for the presidential election. Caroline Wyatt profiles the only person on the shortlist.
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France frees Russian billionaire

Friday, January 12th 2007, 19:49
related countries: Russia

French authorities free one of Russia's richest men, Mikhail Prokhorov, after questioning over suspected prostitution.
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Congo fury at France death probe

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 15:14
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo's President Sassou condemns a French court decision to reopen an investigation into an alleged massacre in 1999.
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Rwanda seeks ex-first lady arrest

Thursday, January 11th 2007, 11:29
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda urges France to arrest former President Juvenal Habyarimana's wife on genocide charges.
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France to probe Congo 'massacre'

Wednesday, January 10th 2007, 18:48
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo

A French probe into the disappearance of hundreds of people in the Republic of Congo is to be reopened.
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Eta suspects arrested in France

Tuesday, January 9th 2007, 10:41

Two suspected members of Basque separatist group Eta are arrested in France, days after an airport bombing.
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Le Pen sees himself as president

Monday, January 8th 2007, 15:25

French far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen says he can win the country's presidential election in April.
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Helicopter hits French restaurant

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 21:38

Three people are killed as a helicopter crashes into the garden of a restaurant in southern France.
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Royal attacks China over rights

Sunday, January 7th 2007, 15:55
related countries: China

Socialist candidate for the French presidency Segolene Royal urges China to improve its human rights record.
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France's Royal begins China trip

Saturday, January 6th 2007, 13:04
related countries: China

The Socialist candidate for the French presidency, Segolene Royal, embarks on a three-day visit to China.
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Britons hurt in Alps coach crash

Friday, January 5th 2007, 13:44

Four Britons are injured in a coach crash in the French Alps, the Foreign Office says.
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French PM vows to help homeless

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 16:03
related places: Paris

The French government plans to make housing a legally enforceable right, as homeless people camp out in Paris.
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Ryanair in French labour dispute

Wednesday, January 3rd 2007, 15:49

Ryanair takes legal action against France, saying its new working laws are illegal.
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French primary to anoint Sarkozy

Tuesday, January 2nd 2007, 11:07

French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy is the only runner as his UMP party votes for its presidential candidate.
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Space telescope to hunt planets

Wednesday, December 27th 2006, 15:39
related countries: Kazakhstan

The French-led Corot mission takes off on a quest to find planets outside our Solar System.
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French robber caught 20 years on

Tuesday, December 26th 2006, 21:54

French police arrest a robber who spent 20 years on the run after one of France's most infamous bank heists.
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Mastering French manners, the hard way

Saturday, December 23rd 2006, 13:01

After an embarrassing Parisian dinner party, the BBC's Caroline Wyatt sets out to learn more about the delicate ways of French polite society.
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French PM testifies over scandal

Friday, December 22nd 2006, 3:44

Judges question French PM Dominique de Villepin over the so-called Clearstream dirty tricks scandal.
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Cycling: Swiss halt Ullrich probe

Thursday, December 21st 2006, 14:43
related countries: Switzerland

Swiss cycling authorities halt an investigation into former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich until new evidence comes to light.
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Rwanda seeks to join Commonwealth

Thursday, December 21st 2006, 12:18

Rwanda is applying to join the Commonwealth in a further sign of plummeting relations with France.
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French bird flu scare evaporates

Tuesday, December 19th 2006, 16:17

Experts say asphyxiation probably caused the deaths of 4,000 chickens at a farm in north-eastern France.
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France testing dead birds for flu

Monday, December 18th 2006, 20:30

French authorities say they cannot rule out bird flu as they test samples from 4,000 chickens that died on a farm.
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France cuts Afghan troop numbers

Sunday, December 17th 2006, 14:28
related countries: Afghanistan

France announces it will withdraw 200 special troops from eastern Afghanistan within the next few weeks.
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Skiing: Val d'Isere races off

Saturday, December 9th 2006, 14:01
related places: Val

The women's Alpine ski races scheduled for the French ski resort of Val d'Isere are written off because of warm weather.
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Council given new draft over Iran

Saturday, December 9th 2006, 1:12
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom

France, Germany and the UK revise a draft UN resolution outlining sanctions against Iran over its nuclear activities.
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Ariane sends satellites to orbit

Friday, December 8th 2006, 23:59
related countries: French Guiana

Europe's heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket puts two satellites in orbit after taking off from French Guiana.
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Suez to start Gaz de France talks

Friday, December 8th 2006, 21:34

French utility Suez gives its chairman permission to talk to Gaz de France about their long mooted merger.
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Egypt deports 'terror suspects'

Thursday, December 7th 2006, 16:16
related countries: Belgium, Egypt

Egypt deports eight French and two Belgian citizens it arrested on suspicion of links to terrorist groups.
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Rwanda witness says probe biased

Thursday, December 7th 2006, 16:14
related countries: Rwanda

A key witness in the murder of Rwanda's former leader says he will no longer co-operate with a French inquiry.
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Paris riot probe confirms chase

Thursday, December 7th 2006, 15:58

A French police report confirms police chased two boys whose deaths sparked riots last year, a lawyer says.
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France launches world TV channel

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 20:04

France's first international news channel is launched into competition with BBC World and CNN.
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Seselj 'could die within weeks'

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 10:31

Serbian war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj could die soon if he continues his hunger strike, says a French doctor.
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Paris talks can't reach Iran deal

Wednesday, December 6th 2006, 1:29
related countries: Germany, Iran

Diplomats from the five UN Security Council states, and Germany, fail to reach an accord on Iran sanctions.
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Royal accused of Mid-East 'gaffe'

Tuesday, December 5th 2006, 0:59

French socialist Segolene Royal brushes over criticism during her first overseas trip as presidential candidate.
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EU attacks Turkey deadline plan

Monday, December 4th 2006, 19:34
related countries: Cyprus, Germany, Turkey
related places: Eu

The EU's enlargement commissioner urges Germany and France not to set a new deadline on Turkey over Cyprus.
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French genocide claim doubts

Monday, December 4th 2006, 18:17
related countries: Rwanda

A witness says his words were distorted by a French inquiry which accused Rwandan President Kagame of killing his predecessor.
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French planes attack CAR rebels

Thursday, November 30th 2006, 18:15
related countries: Central African Republic

French military planes fire at rebels in the Central African Republic, the second clash this week.
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Sarkozy declares presidential bid

Wednesday, November 29th 2006, 22:14

France's Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy announces his intention to run for the presidency next year.
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France boosts women politicians

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 19:55

The French cabinet approves a proposal to encourage parties to promote more women into politics.
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French army battle CAR rebels

Tuesday, November 28th 2006, 16:26
related countries: Central African Republic

French forces confront rebels in the Central African Republic during a government offensive in the north.
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Rwanda takes French radio off air

Monday, November 27th 2006, 15:58
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda bans French broadcasts as tensions rise over a French genocide inquiry.
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Rebels 'seize' two Chadian towns

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 19:42
related countries: Chad

Rebels in Chad say they have captured two eastern towns, but the government denies losing control of either.
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Chirac condemns football violence

Saturday, November 25th 2006, 12:59

France's President Chirac condemns racist violence that led to a policeman shooting dead a football fan.
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